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Meg Munn

Labour MP for Sheffield, Heeley


  • Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
  • Majority: 11,370 votes. — 86th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Meg Munn voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, International Development, Education and Skills

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): NHS Litigation Authority, Body Piercing, Pakistan, Middle East, Health Education: Skin Piercing

(based on written questions asked by Meg Munn and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009)

“Surely the hon. Gentleman is not ignoring the children who come into care under section 20 orders, which are voluntary, and who therefore do not have care orders?”

Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009)

“I question what the hon. Gentleman is saying. I have tabled questions about research that may not have been done by the Government, but which was funded by them. A huge amount of research is done; my question is whether it is then disseminated. However, I could tell the hon. Gentleman at length—although obviously not today, Mr. Deputy Speaker—why certain things are done in the UK,...”

Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009)

“My right hon. Friend raises an extremely important issue, but may I point out that it is one of the problems that the social work profession faces? As society develops, new problems arise and social workers—who are already dealing with a wide range of complex issues, as we have heard—are expected to take on the kind of issues and problems about which he is talking. He will know...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 46 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Meg Munn speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 306 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Gym membership and personal training sessions provided by Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation from March-July 2008. (Registered 7 October 2008)
6. Overseas visits
26-30 March 2009, to Chile for the Progressive Governance conference. Travel and accommodation paid by Policy Network. (Registered 29 April 2009)

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Additional Costs Allowance£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,509 £20,902 (joint 1st) £20,321 (joint 184th) £19,722 (joint 1st) £18,009 (joint 2nd)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£14,631 (470th) £19,878 (377th) £18,578 £16,253 (437th) £17,651 (493rd) £18,188 (joint 281st) £18,167 (joint 230th)
Staffing Allowance£81,047 (516th) £83,544 (353rd) £72,094 £69,449 (398th) £67,850 (333rd) £65,596 (joint 179th) £41,906 (472nd)
Communications Allowance£6,311 (401st) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£8,685 (267th)* £9,883 (222nd)** £8,201 £12,301 (260th) £12,818 (218th) £12,073 (244th) £6,849 (373rd)
Members' Staff Travel£494 (joint 211th) £1,034 (joint 120th) £1,850 £2,591 (34th) £1,222 (127th) £1,712 (71st) £667 (201st)
Members' Spouse Travel£2,052 (60th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,308 (128th) £3,326 (41st) £1,985 £2,022 (105th) £1,921 (78th) £512 (563rd) £4,655 (3rd)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£5,565 (15th) £14,882 (14th) £12,825 £11,598 (31st) £10,822 (19th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,180 (joint 358th) £973 (joint 454th) £973 £1,968 (joint 134th) £1,968 (joint 127th) £1,968 (joint 126th) £1,968 (joint 121st)
Other Costs£0 £832 (joint 64th) £158 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£144,356 (361st) £156,462 (42nd) £138,173 £137,084 (88th) £134,573 (70th) £119,771 (176th) £92,221 (229th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,309 (364th). Rail £6,285 (143rd). Misc £91 (169th).

** Car £2,580 (356th). Rail £6,462 (115th). European £841 (51st).